Stories by Sandra Gittlen

Cloud computing: SaaS ERP revs up auto parts supplier

When auto parts supplier Inteva Products LLC spun out from its parent company Delphi in 2008, CIO Dennis Hodges was left standing in a heap of legacy ERP equipment.

Written by Sandra Gittlen10 Sept. 11 03:41

Apple's Business Breakthroughs

My personal observations suggest why Apple is making inroads at companies, and why that's likely to continue.

Written by Sandra Gittlen16 Aug. 11 18:47

Drenched by the Cloud

Thursday, April 21, is a day that Michael Downing, the CEO and CFO of social media start-up <a href="http://tout.com/">Tout</a>, won't soon forget. In the wee hours of the morning, Downing learned a harsh lesson: cloud computing is not bulletproof.

Written by Sandra Gittlen16 May 11 10:21

Learning the Language of IT

In college, my French professor often said, the only way you're going to truly learn this language is if you go and live in a French-speaking country. The same may seem to apply to communication between finance and IT.

Written by Sandra Gittlen15 March 11 14:28

Start-ups offer cool tools to ease IT's pain

If you want to know what IT tools and technologies you'll be using in a few years, it pays to keep an eye on enterprise technology start-ups.

Written by Sandra Gittlen17 Feb. 11 07:15

Why some companies are ditching their spreadsheets

Until a few years ago, Thule Group's North American division would have been considered a "classic spreadsheet-driven" company, according to Vice President of Finance Mark Cohen.

Written by Sandra Gittlen20 Jan. 11 07:05

Four questions for Dan Bricklin, VisiCalc inventor

Dan Bricklin first came up with the idea of an electronic spreadsheet while he was at Harvard Business School in 1978. He later joined forces with Bob Frankston and Dan Fylstra to publish the now-legendary VisiCalc in 1979. Bricklin, currently president of software developer Software Garden Inc., recently spoke with Computerworld about the intent of VisiCalc and how the spreadsheet has evolved.

Written by Sandra Gittlen20 Jan. 11 07:06

Planning for virtualization? Beware of server overload

As virtualization stretches deeper into the enterprise to include mission-critical and resource-intensive applications, IT executives are learning that double-digit physical-to-virtual server ratios are things of the past.

Written by Sandra Gittlen09 Feb. 10 03:50

Virtualization: Tips for avoiding server overload

As virtualization stretches deeper into the enterprise to include mission-critical and resource-intensive applications, IT executives are learning that double-digit physical-to-virtual server ratios are things of the past.

Written by Sandra Gittlen06 Oct. 09 00:46

Want a four-day workweek? IT is key

As oil prices continue to fluctuate, the economy flounders and the pressure is on to slow global warming, both public- and private-sector organizations are turning to alternative work schedules such as telecommuting, flex time and four-day workweeks to ease the pain to their bottom lines, their employees' wallets and the environment.

Written by Sandra Gittlen10 Oct. 08 10:09

Data Centres In a Box: Really?

It could be the largest appliance available for the data centre to date.

Written by Sandra Gittlen06 June 07 11:45

Adding Server Capacity As You Grow

The PGA Tour would have needed a significant personnel and capacity boost for its data centre, including servers, storage, power and heating and cooling, to handle the eventual spikes in usage during each tournament at a cost that would have negated any potential revenue. On-demand computing provided the answer.

Written by Sandra Gittlen11 April 07 09:50

Data Centre Land Grab: Get Ready for the Rush

Call it the Data Centre Land Grab of 2007. Big-name companies like Microsoft, Google and HSBC have already ponied up hundreds of millions of dollars this year to stake their claim to acres of land across the country, their first step toward building state-of-the-art, next-generation data centres.

Written by Sandra Gittlen03 April 07 12:02
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